UK urges FIFA to investigate Argentina over World Cup Falklands banner

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The United Kingdom is urging FIFA to investigate Argentina's players for displaying a banner reading "The Falklands are Argentinian" after their World Cup semifinal victory over England. British Business Minister Peter Kyle called the act an "egregious violation" of FIFA rules prohibiting political symbols in football, a stance supported by Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office. The incident occurred following a match in Atlanta, USA, and reignites tensions over the 1982 war fought between the two nations for control of the Falkland Islands. Downing Street stated that while the World Cup may not be won by Britain, the Falkland Islands belong to them. The article notes that Argentina claims the islands, which Britain occupied in the 19th century. FIFA has not yet commented on the matter.

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Britain occupied the Falklands in the 19th century, but Argentina claims the islands are part of its territory.

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The Falkland Islands are Argentinian.

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The banner waving is an “egregious violation” of FIFA rules banning political symbols on the field.

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Argentina's players held up a banner reading “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” after their World Cup semifinal victory.

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UK urges FIFA to investigate Argentina over World Cup Falklands banner.

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Full report

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The United Kingdom and Argentina fought a brief war over the British overseas territory in 1982.A British minister has called for FIFA to investigate after Argentina’s players at the World Cup held up a banner reading “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” (“The Falklands are Argentinian”) after their 2-1 semifinal victory over England.Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Downing Street office backed the calls by Business Minister Peter Kyle on Thursday, a day after the semifinal.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4World Cup: All to know before Sunday’s Spain vs Argentina blockbuster finallist 2 of 4‘Epic squared’: Scaloni lauds Argentina’s back-to-back World Cup comebackslist 3 of 4Argentina players brandish political Falklands flag after England matchlist 4 of 4Argentina stun England in 2-1 comeback win to reach 2026 World Cup finalend of listKyle called the flag waving an “egregious violation” of FIFA rules, which ban political symbols on the field of play.“The World Cup might not be ours, but the Falkland Islands definitely are,” a Downing Street spokesperson said.Argentina invaded the British overseas territory in the South Atlantic in 1982.But the United Kingdom regained the archipelago in a brief war after then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher dispatched a naval force.Kyle urged football’s global governing body to “thoroughly” investigate the banner incident after Wednesday’s match in Atlanta in the US state of Georgia.“Politics needs to be separate from football. In fact, the World Cup has one of its central tenets that politics is separate from football,” he told BBC television.“That is now a matter for FIFA. … We expect FIFA to undertake an investigation into this,” he added.FIFA has not yet commented on the incident.Britain occupied the Falklands in the 19th century, but Argentina claims the islands are part of its territory.Argentinian Vice President Victoria Villarruel upped the tensions before Wednesday’s kickoff by calling the English “usurping pirates”.

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